: Tastefully understated, nezumi-iro became an extremely popular color for kimono, along with brown, during the Edo Period . As indicated by the expression shiju hatcha hyaku nezumi , gray comes in a broad spectrum of shades, according to Asahi Shimbun. There are neat names for various shades of gray. But those who grew up during the Showa Era commonly used nezumi-iro, which translates literally as rat color. Rikyu nezumi has a greenish tint, and kikyo nezumi has a hint of lilac. But somewhere down the line, nezumi-iro came to imply something not quite black, but indeterminate and therefore suspect. Other examples include Fukagawa nezumi and shiraume nezumi.
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